Little Falls transcript., 1887-05-27
MINNESOTA NEWS.

!. MINNESOTA NEWS.
Inc city 6f Rochester,, has asked for the
ena5oa"c> end >tion OF the free delivery system,
hnd chicago postoffice inspector has been
.ust flcted to proceed there and inquire in
co che Qualifications.
Minnesota patents: E. 8. Mead, Winona,
Corner plate for vehicle bodies; n. Kirk,
Minneapolis, weather strip; w. F. Parish,
minneapolis, adjustable cutoff.
Pensions have been granted Minneso tians
as follows: Originally. Dearborn, Mime
apolis; c. Schroeder Dodge Center: w. R.
Livingston, Chain Lake Center j. Bullet,
5reen Isle. Increased-F. Brown, Clinton
Falls: H. H. Wallace. Spring Valley.
Preparations are begun by the Winona
county commissioners for q stone Court
House to cost 500, 900.
Elder l.. NJ. Stewart OF Minneapolis has
commenced another libel suit against the
Minneapolis Tribune. This time he sues
ior $50, 600 damages, and his particular
grievance is an article which appeared in
the Tribune of March 81, 1887, commenc-
unable to do any thing with my old friend
Elder Stewart. The old man is evidently
In his second childhood. J
Miss Ella McKusick and DR.. c. w. Merry
OF Saltwater, were married at the home of
Hon. John McKusick, father OF the bride.
w. II. Dunham of Chatfeld, a pioneer
settler, and for many years landlord Of
the Madeira house OF Rochester is dead.
Miss Murdoch, daughter OF Hon. John N.
Murdoch, who has been in charge of the
hiUh sphnn1 Cf,, riru f1o act o4X
basha, has accepted the position OF pro-
lessor OF mathematics in Tabor college
Iowa. Miss Murdoch is q graduate Of Well
lesley, OF the class OF 1888.
After lingering for several days in semi
conscious condition, J. A. Presley, Jr., died
at Mankato from the effects OF suffocation
at the gas works.
In the supreme court a decision was
handed down which has an interesting
bearing on the question OF the division OF
town Tor election purposes. The follow
ing is syllabus of the case: IAN act OF the
legisla ture assuming to establish second
election district in an organized town, held
to be unconstitutional in the absence OF
any provisions OF law under which an
election can be held in said district.'
The details of tho Duluth 4 Iron Ra
sale are made public at last. The stocks
and bonds OF the railroad company and
10000 acres OF land in Minnesota on June
S are to be transferred to II. H. Porter, OF
the Pullman Car company: J. G. Morse, OF
the Union Steel company, Chicago; Mar.
shall Field, Chicago; D. 0. Mills, New York;
j. D. Rockefeller, OF the Standard
Oil company, and others. The
securities, including S50o,OOO cap
ital stock and $1,75o,oOo mortgage
bonds and also deeds to iron ore de.
posits near Vermillion Lake are now being
deposited with the Fidelity Trust Com
pany Of Philadelphia, with whom the
formal transfer will be made. Charlelnagne
Tower, who made the sale, according to a
dispatch from Philadelphia will receive
So, 600, 600 in cash and certified checks for
the above mentioned properties.
At Montrose, fire destroyed the depot
and the Sowle elevator The loss on the
depot is 81, l,OOO;o on the elevator, $500
with 81 500 insurance in the Fire and
Marine OF St Paul.
S. =. Fleming for several Years prominent
In Northern Minnesota, died at Brainerd OF
heart troubles. He was from New York
state, and was at one time in Minnea pClis
Deceased was member OF the city council OF
Brainerd, and prominent in the Masonic
fraternity.
At St. Peter, Mrs, Emma, wife o.,
Samuel Dunning, died at her home ol
old, Was born at Gosport, Ind, and had
lived in St. Peter thirty.two years.
At the school land sale 200 acres were
sold in Burnsville, 500 in Lebanon and
16Oin Rosemount, Oak ota county at prices
averaging at IS per acre.
Ferdinand Newton, aged seven years,
younger son OF Thomas Newton, living
south OF lie Roy, Mower Co., was killed by
a mule.
The old fair ground property at Mime.
'olis, which after years OF litigation wae
Gently awarded to Thomas III. Garfield
ny decision OF the supreme court OF the
United States. has been sold by Mr.. Can
field to E. S. Holmes and O. D. Brown OF
Detroit for $400,0OO. The grounds com.
prise about 80 acres, and the sale was
therefore at IS, 900 an acre. The proper.
ty is to be plated out and put ON the mar.
ket.
= Ray Jones, II years old, was drowned
while bathing in the Rum river. His body
was recovered. The boys father, Albert
Jones. has been very i'll OF cancer, and is
now sinking rapidly.
State Auditor Branden says that the re.
duction from Is to IL per cent in the in.
terest paid the state on tax sales was not
working well in the state. The reduction
was made by an act Of the last legislature
The state auditor thinks the law will prove
boomerang. The people who have been
in the habit OF buying land at tax sales
are now afraid to invest. Reports that
are coming in from the county auditora
say that where there used to be brisk sa lea
now the land goes begging.
The commandery OF the State of Mime.
sofa OF the military order OF the Loyal
Legion OF the United States is approaching
the second anniversary ofits organization.
mandery will celebrate it's second birthday
by rendering, at the Hotel Ryan, st. Paul,
n reception and supper to the ladies and
families of the companions and officers OF
the army and navy.
During the past nine months the average
number OF inmates in the two insane hos
pitfalls OF Minnesota the schools for deaf,
blind and feeble minded, the state public
school, reform school and state prison was
2,3SS.5. The total number April 80, 1887,
was 2, $50. The total number Aug. l, 1856,
was 2,086. This leaves an increase oi
473. Out of this number 221 have return.
ed to the deaf, blind and imbecile schools
since Aug. l, from vacations, leaving the
net increase 252. OF this number, 1Oi
were insane. This increase in insane
amounts to about per cent for nine
months, and it would amount to about
10 per cent in the year at the same rate.
The average in past years has been apout
Upper cent, which would show that there is
slight falling of in the number OF insane.
While attempting to extinguish brupI
fire Mrs. Ellen Goldsmith, in Shieldsyiha
Rice county, was burned to death. She latys
arrived from Bohemia and was quite agel.
Wilkin Post No. 19, G. A. R., OF Mantoka
held special services on the presentation
to the post OF the picture ofCol. Alexander
Wilkin, colonel of the 9th Minnesota by
his brother, Judge Wescott Wilkin, OF St.